Clothes hanger



Feb; 23, 1943. BERNlER 2,312,231

CLOTHES HANGER I Filed Oct. 9, 1941 INVENTOR..\

BY j

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 23, 1943 l TED PAT E-NT OFFICE GLOTHES: HANGER ManuelBernier, lVew York, N. Y. ApplicationiQctoher 9, 1941, Serial No.414,352 4 Claims. (C1."21'1-104) This invention relates :to aclothes-hanger and morerp'articularly to a'c'lothes hangerforholdingistockings, handkerchiefs, andpersonalf laundry, such asunderwear'and the like, whichit is customary'to. wash at night andhangup-to dry for: use the next day. Atthe present time, such articles.are: often hung up in a. bath room: and this has: been. foundinconvenient as: it? isoften difficult to find aconvenientplace tohangthem and, in' addition, they detractfrom the appear ance: of theroom in.which they arehung.

Therefore; it' is one object. of the invention to provide a clotheshanger whichis oftlight weight and of such construction that itmay beapplied to. a window sash andproject outwardly there from so'th'at, whenthe sashis closed;v the holder and clothes hung thereon will bedisposedoutside the window where they can dry in the outside air and also notdetract from the appearance of the room.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes hanger of suchconstruction that when it is not in use, it may be folded and put awayin a closet or set in a corner of a room where it will occupy but asmall amount of room and not be unsightly or in the way.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes hanger whereincross arms or bars carrying lines are pivoted to a main supporting baror pole, the cross bars, when turned to a position transversely of thesupporting bar, serving to tighten the lines and mount themlongitudinally of the supporting bar in spaced relation to oppositesides thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes hanger includinga pole-carrying bracket which is so formed that it may be detachablyapplied to a window sash and firmly secured thereto.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved clothes hanger illustratingit applied to a window sash.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the clothes hanger.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the clothes hanger.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the cross bars released and turned to a foldedposition.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View on an enlarged scale showing a portion ofthe supporting bar and one of the cross bars.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig 5.

This improved clothes hanger is intended for use when it is desired tohang up stockings, handkerchiefs, and other articles of personal laundrywhich are-of lightlweight. The main pole or supportingbar- I5 ispreferably formed of wood of light weight although any suitable materialmay b'ewused. Its length is such that while it"willproject 'outwardlyfroma window an appreciable dis; *tanceuduring-use of the: hanger, itsweight and l'everagewilli not. be suificient to make it difli cult; to.apply the hanger.- to a window sash. A window sash 2;. to. which thehangeris" applied, shown inFig; 2 and referringto this figure, ;it.:will be: seen thatlthe': bracket 3.2 is; applied. to the l'ower'end. barof fthe sash in such a manner that'the' clothes. hanger extendsoutwardly from 'thesashandttha sash. may be closed. or substantially:entirely'closedi during use of the hanger.

Therefore, the window sash. doesnot have to be left open during used thehanger:'andlltheroom 'wi'llnotzbecome: cold or rain drive into: theroomduring'use ofit'he: clothes" hanger.

The lines 4, upon which stockings and other laundry are to be attachedfor drying, preferably consists of lengths of light rope, although thinflexible wire may be used, and ends of the lines are passed throughopenings in cross bars 6 and 1 and knotted, as shown at 8, and thelength of these lines is such that when the cross bars are disposedtransversely of the supporting bar at right angles thereto, the lineswill be stretched tight and held in spaced parallel relation to thesupporting bar and each other. At their centers, the cross bars arepivoted to the supporting bar by bolts, screws, or equivalent pivotmembers 9 and, in order that the cross bars may be held at right anglesto the supporting bar, there has been provided a pin 10 carried by acord or light chain H and passed through an opening l2 formed in thecross bar 6 and into an opening l3 formed in the supporting bar. Sincethe pin is tied at the free end of the cord it cannot become lost whenremoved from the openings and the cross bars turned to the foldedposition shown in Fig. 4. When the cross bars are in folded position,these cross bars and the lines extend longitudinally of the supportingbar in close proximity thereto and the hanger or drier may be set in acorner of a room or in a closet where it will be out of the way untilagain needed.

When the hanger or drier is in use, it is mounted as shown in Fig. 1,and projects outwardly from a window. The clothes to be dried may beattached to the lines 4 by clothespins, either before the hanger isapplied to the window sash, or afterward, and the sash is then closed.The bracket 3 is formed of metal and has a clamp M which is U-shaped andof dimensions adapting it to straddle the lower bar of the Window sash2. One arm of the clamp carries a threaded set screw l5 for firmlysecuring the bracket to the window sash and its other arm is of reaterlength and bent to form a shank l6 terminating in a ring or collar I1extending downwardly therefrom. The supporting bar I is thrust intoplace through the ring or collar until its end abuts the clamp and thedrier will then be held against accidental detachment from the bracket.It will be understood that the bracket may be applied to the window sashand the bar I of the drier then applied to the bracket or the bracketmay be applied to the bar I and then secured to the window sash. Ifdesired, the bracket may have its shank permanently secured to thesupporting bar of the hanger.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A clothes drier comprising a mounting bar, cross bars pivoted to themounting bar for turning adjustment from an operative positiontransversely of the mounting bar to a folded position longitudinallythereof, lines extending between and secured to said cross bars, onecross bar being formed with an opening for registering with an openingin the supporting bar when the cross bars are disposed transversely ofthe mounting bar, a pin for passing through the registering openings andreleasably holding the cross barsv in position transversely of thesupporting bar, and means for mounting the supporting bar to a windowsash in position to extend outwardly therefrom and disposing the hangeroutside a window when the sash is closed.

2 A clothes hanger comprising a mounting bar, cross bars pivoted to themounting bar for turning adjustment from an operative positiontransversely of the mounting bar to a folded position longitudinallythereof, lines extending between and secured to said cross bars anddisposed in parallel transverse spaced relation to the supporting barand each other when the cross bars are in operative position, means forreleasably securing the cross bars in position transversely of themounting bar, and means for mounting the supporting bar to a window sashin position to extend outwardly therefrom and dispose the clothes hangeroutside a window when the sash is closed.

3. A clothes hanger comprising a mounting bar, I

cross bars pivoted to the mounting bar for turning adjustment from anoperative position transversely of the mounting bar to a folded positionlongitudinally thereof, lines extending between and secured to saidcross bars, one cross bar being formed with an opening for registeringwith an opening in the supporting bar when the cross bars are disposedtransversely of the mounting bar, and a pin for passing through theregistering openings and releasably securing the cross bars in operativeposition.

4. A clothes hanger comprising a mounting bar, cross bars pivoted to themounting bar for turning adjustment from an operative positiontransversely of the mounting bar to a folded position longitudinallythereof, lines extending between and secured to said cross bars, onecross bar being formed with an opening for registering with an openingin the supporting bar when the cross bars are disposed transversely ofthe mounting bar, and means removably mounted through the registeringopenings for releasably securing the cross bars in operative positiontransversely of the mounting bar.

MANUEL A. BERNIER.

